High school track: Sailors' Bartlome getting back to form

Scott Mahoney/SMahoney@MorningJournal.com
Vermilion's Hannah Bartlome attempts the high jump at the Edision Invitational on April 19. Bartlome is finally back on the track after recovering from an injury suffered during basketball season.

For Vermilion’s Hannah Bartlome, it is all about getting back into true form.
The senior track and field star has been gradually recovering from a high-ankle sprain that she suffered on Feb. 20 in a Division II sectional championship basketball game against Brookside.
“It’s still tweaked a little bit. It’s not 100 percent, I’d say it’s 90 percent,” Bartlome said at the Edison Invitational on April 19. “I was doing rehab workouts, icing ... keeping it elevated. I missed the first two dual meets to rest it ... it’s still kind of sore right now, but it’s not that bad.”
Bartlome’s outing at the Edison Invite was not too bad for someone with a bothersome ankle injury. She was named the girls invite MVP.
Bartlome won the high jump (5-2), placed third in long jump (15-9½,), second in the 400 (1:03.31) and second in the 200 (26.46) — losing by just four hundredths of a second to St. Paul’s Lydia Ott.
Bartlome accumulated 32 points — more than half the Sailors’ 63 total points.
Despite her overall performance, Bartlome was somewhat dissatisfied with the results in the long jump. Considering that she was competing in the long jump for the first time this season because she was nursing the ankle injury, third place wasn’t so bad.
“At first I was a little disappointed with my jumps because I know I can jump much better than that,” Bartlome said. “Then I realized this is my first time actually long jumping since regionals last year. My jumps weren’t the best, but I guess it’s a good starting spot for the year.”
In 2013 at the Division II regional meet at Bedford, Bartlome missed going to state in the long jump with a leap of 16-00.25.
With her all-around athletic ability, it is without doubt that her strong suite is competing in high jump, and this year, Bartlome is seeking to finally earn the top spot on the podium.
“The past two years I’ve been ranked first going to state (high jump),” Bartlome said. “Last year my steps were messed up, just the whole state meet last year was a mess. This year, I’m going to make sure to get my steps squared away, do not change anything in my approach, just really focus in and try to win.”
Bartlome also added that in order to propel herself to a first-place finish, she needs to stay consistent in her approach.
As a sophomore, Bartlome placed second in high jump with a leap of 5-4. In 2013, she finished third, clearing the bar at 5-3.

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